Baffled!
| Baffled! | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Written by | Theodore Apstein |
| Directed by | Philip Leacock[1] |
| Starring | Leonard Nimoy Susan Hampshire Rachel Roberts Vera Miles |
| Music by | Richard Hill |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Norman Felton |
| Producer | Philip Leacock |
| Cinematography | Ken Hodges |
| Editor | Bill Blunden |
| Running time | 90 minutes (American version) 100 minutes (UK version) |
| Production companies | Arena Productions ITC Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC[1] |
| Release | January 30, 1973[1] |
Baffled!is a 1973 Britishmade-for-televisionsupernaturalmystery filmdirected by Philip Leacock.[2][3]The story is part of theoccult detectivesubgenre and starredLeonard Nimoy,[4]Susan Hampshire,[1]andVera Miles.[1]
Baffled!was intended as apilot for a television series[3]but when no network showed interest it was released in British theatres[1]and later released as a television film in America onNBC.[1]The British version runs ten minutes longer than the American.[5]
Plot
[edit]Race car driver Tom Kovack suddenly begins to experiencepsychicvisions.[4]He meets Michelle Brent, an expert on theparanormal,and the two form an unlikely partnership. Kovack's visions draw them into an occult-themed mystery at a remote inn on the English coast.
Cast
[edit]- Leonard Nimoyas Tom Kovack
- Susan Hampshireas Michele Brent
- Rachel Robertsas Mrs. Farraday
- Vera Milesas Andrea Glenn
- Jewel Blanchas Jennifer Glenn
- Valerie Tayloras Louise Sanford
- Ray Brooksas George Tracewell
- Angharad Reesas Peggy Tracewell
- Christopher Benjaminas Verelli
Home release
[edit]Scorpion Releasing, in conjunction withITV,released a DVD ofBaffled!in 2014.[5]The DVD included both the UK version and U.S versions of the film.[5]
References
[edit]- ^abcdefgFisher, Kieran (26 January 2020)."Leonard Nimoy Races Cars and Investigates the Occult In 'Baffled!'".Film School Rejects.Retrieved23 September2023.
- ^"Baffled!".British Film Institute Collections Search.Retrieved20 August2024.
- ^abTerrace, Vincent (2014).Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2nd edition.McFarland & Company.p. 70.ISBN9780786486410.
- ^abNunez, Alex (27 February 2015)."That time Leonard Nimoy played a psychic racecar driver".Road & Track.Retrieved23 September2023.
- ^abc"Leonard Nimoy Is Baffled!".Star Trek.19 March 2014.Retrieved23 September2023.
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